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- ↑ An Interview With Brian Niemeier – Part 3, by Russell Newquist, at RussellNewquist.com; "I think it’s fair to say that your Campbell nomination came as a direct result of making both the Sad Puppies and the Rabid Puppies lists, and if you hadn’t been on those lists it wouldn’t have happened. What are your personal thoughts on this?" "Your analysis is correct. I’m grateful to my readers who recommended me for the Sad Puppies list—initially without my knowledge. I’m also grateful to Vox Day, who only put me on the Rabid Puppies list after his first choice was ruled ineligible."; published May 5, 2016; retrieved April 17, 2017; archived at https://archive.today/20170417140147/http://russellnewquist.com/2016/05/interview-brian-niemeier-part-3/
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- ↑ Liptak, Andrew (August 4, 2017). "The 2017 Dragon Awards are a far-ranging sci-fi and fantasy reading list" . Retrieved December 8, 2020. "Do these titles actually represent what’s enormously popular in fandom? That’s also unclear: one fan compared the works in each category on the book-centric social media site Goodreads, and found some huge disparities. Babylon’s Ashes by James S.A. Corey, for example has garnered 13,040 Goodreads user ratings, while another nominee in the same category, Brian Niemeier’s The Secret Kings, only has 11 ratings."
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